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    <h2>View Reference Properties</h2>
    
    <p>Selecting a <a href="view_reference.html">View Reference</a> in a View means that you can edit or view the following properties in the  Properties Window.</p>
    
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    <p class="font12"><strong>The Main Tab</strong></p>
    
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    <p class="caption">Editing the "Main" Properties for a View Reference</p>
    
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        <td><strong>Name:</strong></td>
        <td>The name of the View</td>
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    <p class="font12"><strong>The Appearance Tab</strong></p>
    
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    <p class="caption">Editing the "Appearance" Properties for a View Reference</p>
    
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        <td><strong>Fill colour:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the fill colour for the selected element. The "Default" button sets the fill colour to the default setting.</td>
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        <td><strong>Font:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the font used for the text in the selected element. The "Default" button sets the font to the default setting as set in Preferences.</td>
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        <td><strong>Font colour:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the colour of the font used for the text in the selected element. The "Default" button sets the fill colour to the default setting.</td>
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        <td><strong>Line colour:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the colour of the line used to draw the selected element. The "Default" button sets the line colour to the default setting. If this is disabled it is because line colours are derived from the element's fill colour, as set in Preferences.</td>
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        <td><strong>Text Alignment:</strong></td>
        <td>Align text in the selected element to Left, Centred or Right.</td>
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        <td><strong>Text Position:</strong></td>
        <td>Align text in the selected element to Top, Middle or Bottom.</td>
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        <td><strong>Opacity:</strong></td>
        <td>Set the opacity of the figure. Range from 0-255.</td>
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